Samsung released the 4‑nm Exynos 1680 chip for mid‑range smartphones

Samsung – new mid‑budget smartphone models

Today Samsung announced the release of two new phones: Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57. Both devices feature a new company processor – Exynos 1680, developed by the Korean manufacturer.

What’s new in Exynos 1680?
Parameter | Previous chip (Exynos 1580) | New chip (Exynos 1680)
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Tech process | 4 nm | 4 nm
CPU cores | 1 x Cortex‑A7 20 + 3 x Cortex‑A5 20 + 4 x Cortex‑A5 20 | 1 x Cortex‑A7 20 + 4 x Cortex‑A5 20 + 3 x Cortex‑A5 20
GPU (Xclipse) | Xclipse 540 (RDNA 2) | Xclipse 550 (RDNA 3) – +16 % acceleration
AI accelerator | 14.7 TOPS | 19.6 TOPS
RAM | LPDDR4/LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X
Built‑in storage | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.1
Bluetooth | 5.4 | 6.1

> Main changes

> * Switching to a “1 + 4 + 3” core layout boosts multi‑core performance, especially for video encoding and emulation tasks.
> * The RDNA 3‑based GPU is roughly 16 % faster.
> * The AI accelerator gains almost 30 % more power, enabling faster local AI algorithm execution.
> * Support for new memory and storage standards makes the device faster and more energy efficient.

Typical smartphone specifications
Feature | Value
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Main camera | 200 MP (single)
Camera system | Dual modular cameras 32 + 32 MP
Video recording | 4K at 60 fps
Display | FHD+ with a 144 Hz refresh rate

Where will Exynos 1680 appear?
At present, the chip is used in the Galaxy A57. Samsung also plans to incorporate it into more budget‑friendly models of future generations, such as the provisionally named Galaxy A38 and Galaxy A39.

Thus, the new Exynos 1680 offers evolutionary improvements over last year’s chip: higher multi‑thread performance, a faster GPU, better AI acceleration, and new memory standards, while maintaining compatibility with all key features of Samsung’s mid‑budget devices.